Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 46, Numéro C4, Avril 1985
International Conference on the Structure and Properties of Internal Interfaces
Page(s) C4-243 - C4-248
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1985427
International Conference on the Structure and Properties of Internal Interfaces

J. Phys. Colloques 46 (1985) C4-243-C4-248

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1985427

ELASTIC ENERGY OF FACETED LOW ANGLE TILT BOUNDARIES

D.P. DiVincenzo

Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, and Materials Science Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.


Abstract
A closed form expression for the elastic energy of an arbitrary small angle tilt boundary is derived and used to study grain boundary faceting in NiO. Results are in good agreement with experiment. It is found that the rules of the O-lattice model, which is also successful in explaining the boundary structure in NiO, may be justified by and derived from the present elastic energy formalism.